Garner Runs Regardless Of Roosevelt
Vice President Garner announces acceptance of presidential nomination from Uvalde Texas while stressing he opposes a third term. Garner’s backers position him as a anti third term candidate within the Democratic camp, counting on support from McNutt Wheeler and Wisconsin as key states.
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Washington
Garner
Democratic Party
Uvalde
Tex
Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security
Wheeler
D-Mont
William D. Carroll
Wisconsin
Ance
Gham
Ross Brumfield
van Nuys
D-Ind
Dea
Hyde Park
Frank M. McHale
McNutt
Chicago
New York
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
aGrner
Texas
Pike Cost Increase Raises Harrisburg to Pittsburgh Highway
Harrisburg to Pittsburgh all weather highway costs may reach 70 million dollars from an initial 61 million as a banking syndicate offers 10 million in bonds. Officials say reasons for the rise will be explained after a commission meeting. No state funds are involved beyond a PWA grant of 29.25 million and RFC bond purchases totaling 35 million.
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Harrisburg
Walter A. Jones
Turnpike Commission
Harrisburg-to-Pittsburgh
Jones
Commission
Public Works Administration
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
PWA
Friedens Man Killed By Freight Train
William Thomas 43 of Friedens died on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right of way near Friedens when a freight train passed. Officials call it an accidental death after indications he may have fallen while riding or trying to hop the train. His body was found about 5 a m and dragged roughly 500 feet. Funeral services were held in Somerset with burial at Green Lick cemetery.
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William Thomas
Friedens
Somerset and Cambria
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
F. E. Sass
Thomas
Somerset County
Berlin
Meyersdale
Walter S. Hoffman
Somerset
John R
Mary
Lupe) Thomas
Acosta
Samuel Thomas
Ear Thomas
Myrtle Wiltrout
Melcroft
Green Lick Cemetery
Mt. Pleasant
Pittsburgh Youth Killed by Drunken Driver
Sidney Slone, 22, of Pittsburgh, was killed yesterday in a truck collision at an East End street intersection. A city physician said the truck driver was drunk.
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Pittsburgh
Sidney Slone
Slone
Associated Pres
Pennsylvania
Harold Irvine
Warren County
West Chester
Samuel March
Downingtown
Julia Venable
Philadelphia
Morris A. Bruce
Stanley David
Cambria City
Johnstown
Greenspurg
Sallie H. Bobo
Womelsdorf
Robesonia
Maurice Pool
Reading Homeopathic Hospital
Wadie Wryotis
Wanamie
Anticoke Hospital
Glen Lyon
Damian Ellis
Pittston
James Botts
Buffington
Uniontown
Senior Auxiliary Gifts Somerset Hospital Modern Laundry
Somerset Community Hospital receives a new modern laundry system donated by the Senior Auxiliary. A single room operation with automatic controls processes up to 75 sheets at a time, speed and sanitation improved, and towels and linens come out dry and sterile. The equipment was funded entirely by the Senior Auxiliary, a volunteer group representing local organizations.
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Somerset Community Hospital
Three Finnl Tanks Sent To Scrap Heap In Battle Report
Three Finnl tanks were reportedly damaged and scrapped after two days of fighting. Reports state thirty red tanks were sent to the scrap heap amid ongoing hostilities.
Finnish War Report Claims Heavy Tank Losses on Ladoga Front
A Finnish army communique reports destruction of thirty Russian tanks over Dec 15 and 16, plus two battalions dispersed near Limola and a motorized column disabled. Attacks north of Lake Ladoga repulsed as Finnish forces hold the Mannerheim Line amid bitter fighting.
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Lake Ladoga
Red
Finland
Mannerheim
Karelian
Taipale
Suvanto Lake
Altaciy
Limola
Tolvajarvi
Salmijarvi
Kyosti Kallio
Armd
League of Nations
Russia
Whch
League
Interior Ministry
Serenity Sunk Off British Coast. All Crew Saved
The 487 ton British steamer Serenity was sunk off the northeast coast with eight crewmen saved by lifeboat. Details were not available.
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London
Harold Irvine Burned to Death in Corydon Cabin Blaze
Harold Irvine aged 35 died in a cabin fire in Corydon township where he lived alone. Neighbors believe a cigarette started the blaze.
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Warren
Harold Irvine
Corydon Township
Finns say two Russian forces surrounded near Suomussalmi Tolvajarvi
General Vallenius tells Swedish reporters that about 20 000 Russians, split into two forces of 10 000 each, are encircled near Suomussalmi and Tolvajarvi in central Finland amid days of heavy fighting. He notes suspected Soviet tanks crossed into Norway, a claim Norwegian officials deny.
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Stockholm
Vallenius
Salla
Petsamo
Suomussalmi
Tolvajarvi
Lak
Ladoga
Finland
Salmijarvi
Franklin Goes On Trial Today
Benjamin Franklin, a suspended state police corporal, goes on trial January 8 in Monroe County for murder and manslaughter in the death of Joan Stevens a Nesquehoning 14 year old girl. Judge Samuel E Schull will preside after Judge-elect James C McCready disqualified himself. Franklin is free on 10000 bail. The girl was found shot near her home last June during an interrogation about a bank robbery plot. Franklin says he acted in self defense as the pistol turned out to be a toy.
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Mauch Chunk
Benjamin Franklin
Joan Stevens
Samuel E. Schull
Monroe County
State Supreme Court
James C. McCready
Carbon County
Citizens’ Committee
Franklin
Carcon County
Liberty
Stevens
Motorists Bumped Enroute to Somerset
Mr and Mrs Louis Leach and their children Alma Louise Louis and Wayne Sprouse of Brownsville were visiting Mr and Mrs Henry B Reiley on North Rosina Avenue. Their car was bumped in heavy traffic near Connellsville airport and delayed for several hours while repairs were made.
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Louis Leach
Alma
Louise
Louis
Wayne Sprouse
Brownsville
Henry B. Reiley
Rosina Avenue
Somerset
Connellsville
No Test With Japan In Britain Blockade Event
The Japanese freighter Sanyo Maru was released after a 24 hour stay at a British contraband control base, failing to become a test case on Britain's blockade of German exports.
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Japan
London
Britain
Reds Blame U S for Expulsion From League
Pravda accuses the United States of steering Latin American states to push Russia out of the League of Nations. Izvestia calls the expulsion a free hand for Russia while Britain alleges anti-Russian bloc plans. Pravda and Moscow papers denounce Britain and Anglo-French capitalism in the League’s downfall.
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United States
Communist Party
Pravda
Russia
League of Nations
Britain
kRussia
Anand
Edgar
Pan
United Suates
Mexico
Donald B. Edgar
League Assembly
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Izvestia
U.S.A
Great Britain
South Africa
Bolivia
Finland
League Council
League
China
Ethiopia
Albania
Hermit Dies In Blazing Cabin
A 35 year old hermit, Harold Irvine, died in a blazing cabin in Warren county Pennsylvania. Neighbors suspected a cigarette started the fire.
British Steamer Amble Sunk by Mine in North Sea
Sinking of the 1162 ton British steamer Amble was announced with her crew of 17 landed Saturday on the northeast coast after seven hours in open boats.
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London
Amble
North Sea
Why Graf Spee chose destroy before internment
The Graf Spee’s scuttling sparked questions about Hitler’s aims and the risks of internment. Analysts noted the ship’s key weapons were damaged and that plans would fall into enemy hands if captured, suggesting deliberate destruction to erase crucial battle details.
Reds Advance 80 Miles in Central Finland
Moscow dispatch reports the Red Army moved to a point over 80 miles inside central Finland. The communique also notes nearly 50 miles of progress along the road south of Petsamo, an Arctic coastal town, as part of yesterday’s northern Finland operations.
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Moscow
Red Army
Finland
Petsamo
Arctic
Nazi Bases Bombed Second Time In Four Days
Berlin reports British bombing raids on Norderney and Sylt as part of a continuing campaign to cripple Germany's air arm. The communique notes attacks on Dec. 16 17 with some bombs falling into the sea. It also claims German reconnaissance over the North Sea and tallies Allied shipping losses since the war began.
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Berlin
Germany
Norderney
Sylt
High Command
Morderney
North Sea
West Front
British Battle Dead in Graf Spee Clash
London reports three British cruisers clashed with the German pocket battleship Graf Spee. Seventy two killed and thirty wounded overall with Exeter reading sixty one dead and twenty three wounded on the thirteenth. Ajax suffered seven dead and five wounded while Graf Spee had thirty six killed and sixty wounded. A temporary hospital ship departs Buenos Aires to aid Exeter.
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Montevide
Uruguay
London
Graf Spee
Admiralty
Exeter
Buenos Aires
Nazi Airmen Off Britain
The air ministry said German aircraft appeared over several points of the east British coast in the late afternoon. British anti aircraft guns opened fire and fighters chased the planes out to sea. No air raid warnings were sounded and there was brief anti aircraft fire in the Humber district.
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Deutschsland
Admiral Scheer
France
Britain
Spee
London
Air Ministry
Graf Spee Sunk After Battle Near Montevideo
Nazi pocket battleship Graf Spee was blown up and sunk off Montevideo after failing to break out to sea. Captain Langsdorff and crew evacuated aboard small boats before the wreck settled in 25 feet of water three miles from shore amid flames. The Tacoma was later detained as authorities planned internment for Graf Spee crew.
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Montevideo
Graf Spee
Capitan
Hans Langsdorff
Tacoma
Montevideo Harbor
Uruguyan
Buenos Aires
Langsdorf
Uruguay
Langsdorff
Graf S
Fuhrer
Adolf Hitler
Somerset Weather Report Summary
Daily weather note by David Grove records 5:30 p m Priday to 5:30 p m Saturday with a maximum temperature of 47 and a minimum of 29. Previous year’s figures show a maximum of 34.
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David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
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Weather Outlook for Eastern States Sees Mixed Clouds and Rain
In eastern Pennsylvania and Maryland the forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions on Monday, clouds on Tuesday with rain later, with little temperature change. Western Pennsylvania expects partly cloudy skies Monday, rain Monday night or Tuesday, and cooler air in the far north Tuesday. West Virginia shows fair Monday, possible rain Tuesday, and warmer temperatures overall.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
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